Horse Pasture (FR 852) in ND -- Camping Rules & Access

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Horse Pasture (FR 852) in ND

Road corridorDakota Prairie Grasslands

11 mi from Watford City

Maps 2,164 ft

Camping permission not confirmed

Miles 7.6–8.1 cross land the Forest Service doesn't manage; camping there needs the landowner's permission.

Dakota Prairie Grasslands ↗

Stay limit: 14 consecutive days · 28 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 7.1 of this road’s 8.6 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 6 miles of it dirt.
  • Terrain estimates suggest level ground alongside most of this road; parking areas are not verified.
  • Dead-end road; turnaround space is not mapped.
  • A water crossing 2.2 miles along the road.

Setting

Fairly secluded
  • Well separated here, with the nearest through road 1.0 miles off.
  • Estimated night sky: Bortle 4, a rural sky with a glow on the horizon.
  • A reservoir lies 1.2 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 33–57°F, 1.2″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.